The surprising reason timber plantations explode into megafires

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Aug 21, 2025, 1:32 am116 ptsTrending
Industrial forests, packed with evenly spaced trees, face nearly 50% higher odds of megafires than public lands. A lidar-powered study of California’s Sierra Nevada reveals how dense plantations feed fire severity, but also shows that proactive thinning could prevent forests from collapsing into shrubland…

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